Wisteria covered houses in Okeford Fitzpaine.

A pair of gems here Rosa, so well captured. The first cottage in particular with the wisteria trained out along the wall is stunning. Never seen it grown like that before.

All the best, Doug

Thank you very much Doug. It's the first time I have passed the white cottage with the wisteria flowering, so I just had to stop!

All the best, Rosa.

La maison blanche est magnifique et la la glycine, lui donne un charme fou .... J'adore !!
Bonne soirée

Much appreciated Eve, thank you.
Have a good day....Rosa.

Schitterende opname,Rosa.
Hartelijke groeten......Frans.

Thank you very much Frans.
Best regards, Rosa.

Beautiful and Tradition rural English home, needs someone special to own and maintain it. Very well seen and taken shot Rosalyn.

Yes that's true Maurice. I have passed this cottage a few times but this was the first time I had seen the wisteria flowering.

Like this rural architecture very much. Very nice pictures, Rosa !

Thank you Ulrich. The three counties of Somerset, Dorset and Wiltshire have a lot of thatched properties and even some new builds in villages.

Lovely colours !
All the best
Fabio

Thank you Fabio. It is a lovely village to walk around and still has a shop.
All the best, Rosa.

Absolument magnifique cette chaumière avec cet arbuste floral.
Idem pour la deuxième capture recouverte de fleur aussi.
Bonne semaine.

Thank you Malik. Wisteria take a long time to grow this big, but it is worth the wait :-)
I wish you a good week too.

Très belles photos. Nicole.

Thank you for your kind comments Nicole.

Both nice but I prefer the first one because of the white cottage, they are much better trained than mine it started life on heavy duty trellis but it destroyed that !! it will be a couple of weeks before it is in flower

That is the biggest problem with them Peter and the length of time it takes to grow this big. I remember a couple of years ago, the wisteria on the white cottage was growing over the window, so it has been well pruned back.

So beautiful. The wisteria is exceptional.

Thank you Jean. I wish the flowers lasted longer!

Two cracking photo's Rosa, those Wisteria are very old, and still giving a good display....
Have I seen this cottage before, when the Wisteria was in leaf... possibly on Pano?

Best wishes, John.

Yes that's right John, it was on Pano. This is the first time I have caught it in flower and it has been pruned back a lot. You may remember that the branches were covering two of the windows before.
Best wishes, Rosa.

Rosa, what a pretty photo! The white home and that thatched roof all made more interesting with the Wisteria covering the wall. and it appears that someone is placing "stakes" along side of the house to guide the vine along as it attaches itself..... its a lovely shot.

Have a good week , Sarah

Hi Sarah, yes that's right. I think this wisteria had been 'let go' a little and the new owners of the cottage are doing a good job of cutting back and hopefully training it to go where they want :)
Best wishes, Rosa.

que c'est beau !!

Merci beaucoup Dan.

Wunderschöne Häuser, Rosa.
Dei prächtig geführten Blauregenbäume geben den Anwesen etwas ganz besonderes.

Freundliche Grüße und einen schönen Morgen
Erich

Thank you very much for your kind comments Erich.
It is a wonderful plant but needs careful training ;-)
Best wishes, Rosa.

The wisteria on the white cottage wall is so beautifully romantic, Rosa! Both the pictures are lovely, but my favourite is the first, showing a charming twatched roof. Have a nice day!

I thought the white cottage would be the most popular of the two and I agree, it does have a romantic beauty to it. Thank you for your very nice comments and I wish you a good day too.

Two lovely cottages and so well captured.

Thank you very much Jaap.

Very nice Rosa, Wisteria are doing well this year!

Thank you Roger. Yes I have noticed it is doing very well.

Wisteria!..now I know the translation of "Blauregen" ;)
Wonderful idea to have it on a white wall....they fit perfect to these kind of houses...so beautiful!

And now I am pleased to know it in German Tanja! There are so many thatched cottages in this village, and yesterday I saw it on TV in a programme called "Escape to the Country" !!

Both houses look so pretty. The owners have done a fantastic job in pruning and training the Wisteria. It's not for the faint hearted.

They have and you are right Amelia!

A wonderful pair of pictures Rosa. Both with stunning displays of wisteria and both beautifully compsoed and taken.

+1 for the white cottage in the main image............the cottage is full of character and the old and gnarly branches of the wisteria compliment it really well. I love the almost monochrome colour palette.

I also like the picture in the PiP. The colours in the stonework of the wall and cottage are lovely and the wisteria is beautiful, but get's a little lost in the colour scheme.

I've enjoyed looking at and comparing these............thanks for sharing.

The wisteria on the white cottage has been cut back a lot Keith. The last time I passed and took a photo, it was covering most of the windows. Then I saw it for sale, so the new owners have managed it much better.

In the farmhouse picture, it was more stunning in reality than in this picture. Although I think a white thatched cottage is going to catch peoples eye more.

Many thanks for your kind comment. Always greatly appreciated.

Wisteria looks so nice when in bloom and enhances any house or cottage ~ Nice work Rosa

Thank you Nick. One of the joys of spring.
Best wishes ~ Rosa.

Beautiful. Love those thatched houses and wisteria always looks good, so they make a great combination.

It takes so many years to get them to the stages in these pictures George...I don't think I have the time left to plant one now ;-))

Lovely wisteria and a gorgeous old cottage beautifully captured Rosa.

Thank you very much Roger.

Beautiful flower decorations of the houses, here in Belgium you can win a prize with it,
Have a nice week, Rosa

Thank you Sonia. I am pleased they are appreciated in Belgium.
Have a good Thursday :-)

Hi Rosa,

A wonderful picture of a wonderfully maintained house and tree!
I have wisteria growing on the front of my house too, (and it is now in flower), but not as dramatic as these. It also has to be cut back every year as it tends to creep inside the windows too!

Best wishes
Peter

Hi Peter,

I can well imagine that wisteria needs careful training around the windows!
When did you plant yours? Any pictures!? Thank you for your very nice comments.

Best wishes, Rosa.

Hi Rosa,

I have been having a good trawl round for pictures, but nothing exciting. Maybe I can remedy that this weekend if the sun shines! As for its age, well it was there in 1988 when I bought the house!

Best Wishes
Peter

Two terrific images Rosa. The thatched cottage is so charming and pretty and I love how the wisteria extends right across the front of the cottage and adds beauty without blocking the light. The house in the PiP is a dream too. I love the red brick work and again the wisteria adorns the front giving it a lovely 'chocolate box' pretty effect. One day - when I win the lottery..!! Lol!

Thank you Carol. A couple of years ago when I photographed the white cottage, the wisteria was not in flower but the branches had grown in front of most of the windows. It has since been sold and it is good to see that the new owners have pruned it back and started training it. Ha ha, the elusive lottery.....I've given up on that one ;-)) Good luck to you though!!

Two charming houses so typical of your country!*********

Thank you Nouchet. Yes typical of west-country villages.

a big WAOUHHH for this excellent photo

Much appreciated, thank you :)

These shots are special Rosa - love them both.

Thank you Jeff. A lovely village to walk around.

A quintessentially west-country scene with the wisteria and the thatched roof. A great image, Rosa. Cheers, Joe

Thank you very much for your kind comments Joe.
Cheers, Rosa.

Beautiful photos, wisteria are the perfect spring decoration for the old houses, both look lovingly cared for.

Thank you for your very nice comments Gudrun. They suit the older houses so well.

Beautiful pair of images, very nicely done Rosa. Best Wishes, from your IP. Friend ;-)) Bill / kinderbill.

Thank you for your kind comments Bill. I hope you and Rose are keeping well.
All the best, Rosa.

On that white house the "wisteria-design" is so artistic !
This is a real great photograph, Rosalyn ! *****
Of course, the second photograph is plenty of charm and peaceful atmosphere. It's an other time, an other world ... and I LOVE it !******

Thank you so much for all your kind comments dear Christiane.
I am sorry for the late reply.

You put your nose in the flowers for the smell Rosa. They are lovely, my nose likes them too, haha...

Greetz, Christien.

Yes they have a beautiful scent Christien. Have to be careful of the honey bees ;-))

Greetz, Rosa.

quelles belles demeures j'adore*******************
belle semaine rosalyn !

Thank you very much.
Typical of the villages in this area.

Une toiture choc qui se laisse admirer !

Yes indeed! Thank you Léopold.

De nouveau Admirée avec plaisir ++++++

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"Fleurs ma passion"

Thank you Malik.

Waouw, great capturs

Thank you Ernest.

Excellent photo, beautiful house!